Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「破銅爛鐵」.
Today’s spotlight is on the Chinese idiom 「破銅爛鐵」. You’ll find its explanation and usage below.
①Old, rusty and useless copper and iron objects. ② Refers to all kinds of old and useless objects.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
pò tóng làn tiě
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
po3 tung4 laan6 tit3
Chinese idioms encompass an enormous variety, each rich in its meanings and uses. We’ve compiled these resources to support your efforts in learning the language.
